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Telkom has guided to a 45-55% earnings jump when it reports this week, but base effects complicate the picture.
Microsoft and Dell are expected to lead the launch as Nvidia muscles into a space dominated by Intel and AMD.
The appointment reflects Eskom’s push to compete for customers as South Africa’s electricity market is liberalised.
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Starlink now operates in two dozen African countries, with Uganda becoming the latest to licence the satellite service.
The recovery is holding, but Eskom’s own modelling warns of a possible return to blackouts by decade’s end.
Group CITO Johnson Idesoh says the bank will deploy “super agents” to scan its systems and shorten patch cycles.
The expansion is central to the home affairs department’s plan to finally retire the much-defrauded green ID book.
The communications minister has thrown his weight behind a section 25BB extension that the sector has long sought.
Seacom has told TechCentral it learnt hard lessons about redundancy that all business leaders should heed.
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OpenAI’s latest funding round valued the ChatGPT maker at $840-billion as Big Tech piled into the blockbuster round.
Payments firm Stripe is reportedly considering an acquisition of PayPal or parts of the digital payments pioneer.
Microsoft has announced that gaming head Phil Spencer is retiring after 38 years, in a major leadership shake-up.
A phone used by Teixeira Candido was infected with surveillance software from spyware vendor Intellexa.
Beijing’s Victory Day parade showcased China’s AI-driven drones and missiles, signalling a new era of warfare.
Global carmakers are licensing Chinese EV technology, with the latest models highlighting China’s growing dominance.

































